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Man shoots himself in crotch after accidentally sitting on gun, police say

A Florida sheriff's office said the 38-year-old man has a previous conviction for cocaine possession

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Updated: 1:59 PM EDT Jul 3, 2017

Man shoots himself in crotch after accidentally sitting on gun, police say

A Florida sheriff's office said the 38-year-old man has a previous conviction for cocaine possession

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Updated: 1:59 PM EDT Jul 3, 2017

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. —

A Florida man accidentally shot himself in the penis when he sat down on a gun in the driver's seat in his car.

Several television news stations report that the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office says the man ran into his girlfriend's house Friday after the gun discharged. She saw that he had a wound in his groin and took him the hospital, where he underwent surgery.